please
UK/pli:z/US
NGSL 1kA1
Definitions
v.
To make someone feel happy or satisfied.
使（某人）高兴、满意。
v.
To choose or want; to do as one wishes (as in 'do as you please').
愿意，想要；随心所欲（如 do as you please）。
adv.
Used to make a request polite or to add emphasis.
请（用于使请求更礼貌或加强语气）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derived=please
please comes straight from Latin placēre ('to please'), through Old French plaisir. The verb means to make someone happy. The polite 'please' is a leftover from the phrase 'if it please you' — you are asking whether the favor would be agreeable to the other person.
Root plac still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.please someone使某人满意
- 2.do as you please随你的便
- 3.eager to please急于讨好
- 4.hard to please难以取悦
Example Sentences
- 1.
She works hard to please her demanding customers every day.
- 2.
You can paint the room any color you please.
- 3.
Could you please turn down the music a little?